What we hadn’t accounted for was the cumulative effect that a six-day hike has on your body – especially on your feet. So, we assumed all would be okay when we set out to do six consecutive days of the same. We’d cover anywhere between 11 and 25 miles – the sort of daily distances we’d be up against on the Hadrian’s Wall trail.Īnd at the end of each hike? Yes, our legs were tired and we could certainly tell we’d been on our feet all day, but we’d suffered no blisters, and no aches and pains. Every weekend, for around six weeks prior to our Hadrian’s Wall adventure, we would set off early on either the Saturday or Sunday and subsequently spend the best part of the day exploring parts of Shropshire that we’d never visited before. In order to adequately train for walking Hadrian’s Wall, Jayne and I completed multiple long one-day hikes. I hope you find it useful 🙂 1 | A six-day hike is VERY different to completing six one-day hikes So, in the spirit of helping you to prepare as thoroughly as possible, I thought I’d put a little post together about a few of the things that nobody tells you about walking Hadrian’s Wall. And what I mean by that is that there are some things you’ll only learn from the experience of actually completing the trail yourself.īut there are a few things that I wish somebody had told me about beforehand things that, had I known about prior to walking Hadrian’s Wall, may have influenced the decisions I made when preparing for the adventure. However, nothing can fully prepare you for walking Hadrian’s Wall. As you would expect, we did our research beforehand – bought a Hadrian’s Wall guidebook, compared and contrasted various itineraries, read countless blog posts, examined a number of different accommodation options, and gave a considerable amount of thought to what we needed to pack. The trail runs for 84 miles (134 kilometres) between Bowness-on-Solway (on the west coast) and Wallsend (on the east).
All this means is that if you make a purchase through one of the links I have provided, I will earn a small commission as a result but the cost to you will remain exactly the same.Īt the end of August, a friend and I set off to walk the entire length of the Hadrian’s Wall Path in northern England. Some of the links in this post are affiliate links. If you’re thinking about walking Hadrian’s Wall, then this post will provide you with some brutally honest information (and practical advice) about the challenge, from someone who’s just completed it.
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